Let’s get the ugly truth out of the way: Galleries are commercial enterprises—in short, they’re stores. Profits may not be the motive for starting a gallery (usually a genuine love of art is involved), but capitalism has a way of overshadowing aesthetics. Which isn’t to say that the two are mutually exclusive. Take, for instance, Read More
Let’s get the ugly truth out of the way: Galleries are commercial enterprises—in short, they’re stores. Profits may not be the motive for starting a gallery (usually a genuine love of art is involved), but capitalism has a way of overshadowing aesthetics. Which isn’t to say that the two are mutually exclusive. Take, for instance, Read More
Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943), whose paintings are currently the subject of a very oddly conceived exhibition at the Jewish Museum, was one of those rare modern artists who left virtually no paper trail. He didn’t theorize about his art, he didn’t give interviews about his life, he drafted no manifestos, and the few letters that survive Read More
